‘Developing my own scent felt like a natural extension of just getting creative and making something for my fans that represents me,’ the 19-year-old Canadian revealed, speaking Metro.co.uk about the launch of his debut fragrance Shawn Mendes Signature.

‘And I’ve always liked and been interested in scented things like candles, lotions, and such. I wanted to make it really personal with the little details like the guitar pick with my signature and guitar string wrapped around the cap. Everything was just an exciting process.’

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‘I wanted to create a fragrance that was meaningful and inspired by my roots, so I incorporated notes like maple and other notes familiar to my home as a nod to Canada and Toronto,’ he added.

Asked to describe the fragrance in three words, he chose three words which could also be used to describe Canada – ‘refreshing, woody, comforting’.

Shawn Mendes Signature (Picture: Shawn Mendes Fragrance)

Shawn found fame in 2013 when he began posting covers on the now defunct video sharing platform Vine

In 2014 he caught the attention of those in the business and was soon signed to Island Records; his debut single Stitches went to number one in the UK and his two albums Handwritten (2015) and Illuminate (2016) both s debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making the youngster one of five artists to ever debut at number one before the age of eighteen.

Still, it’s not just music music and frangrance with Shawn, and in 2014 he partnered with DoSomething for Notes For Shawn, a campaign to address the all-too common issues teens face of low self-esteem, depression and awareness of self-harm.

‘This really meant a lot to me because so many of my fans constantly would come up to me asking for help or advice because they were being bullied, or being told they couldn’t do something when they could,’ Shawn candidly revealed.

‘So I found it really important to encourage everyone to spread positive messages amongst themselves to help better each other’s day, where the little things can really go a long way.’